There are 5 ways to get from Balabac to Kota Kinabalu by unknown, ferry, bus, car ferry, plane, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, ferry, Minibus
best- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
7h 26mTravel, ferry, Minibus, bus, car ferry to Labuan Airport, fly
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Take the bus from KK Sentral to Bus Terminal Menumbokbus
- Take the car ferry from Menumbok to Labuancarferry
- Fly from Labuan Airport (LBU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LBU - BKI
15h 50mTravel, ferry, Minibus, fly to Brunei International Airport, drive, bus
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Brunei International Airport (BWN)plane BKI - BWN
- Drive from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Limbangcar
- Take the bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalubus
15h 34mTravel, ferry, Minibus, bus, drive to Brunei International Airport, fly
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbangbus
- Drive from Limbang to Brunei International Airport (BWN)car
- Fly from Brunei International Airport (BWN) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane BWN - BKI
15h 36mTravel, ferry, Minibus, bus to Lahad Datu Airport, fly
- Walk from Balabac to Pulau Banggiunknown
- Take the ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudatferry
- Take the bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaranbus
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datubus
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane LDU - BKI
19h 27m
Labuan Airport (LBU) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Balabac and Kota Kinabalu is 317 km.
The best way to get from Balabac to Kota Kinabalu without a car is to travel and ferry and Minibus which takes 7h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Balabac to Kota Kinabalu, including transfers.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Kota Kinabalu.
What companies run services between Balabac, Mimaropa, Philippines and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Balabac to Kota Kinabalu. However, you can travel to Pulau Banggi, take the ferry to Kudat, walk to Kudat, then take the bus to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran. Alternatively, you can travel to Pulau Banggi, take the ferry to Kudat, walk to Kudat, take the bus to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran, walk to KK Sentral, take the bus to Bus Terminal Menumbok, walk to Menumbok, take the car ferry to Labuan, take the taxi to Labuan Airport (LBU) airport, fly to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI), then take the taxi to Kota Kinabalu.
- Website
- maswings.com.my
Flights from Labuan Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–4,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 150–1,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Brunei International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 270–950
Flights from Brunei International Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 270–950
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu Bas Bandaran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 25
Bus from KK Sentral to Bus Terminal Menumbok
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 26–30
- Schedules at
- menumbokekspress.blogspot.com
- Phone
- 088-751722
- [email protected]
- Website
- sipitangexpress.com.my
Bus from Limbang to Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Limbang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- RM 40–80
- Schedules at
- busonlineticket.com
- Book at
- busonlineticket.com
- Phone
- +6088 433 779
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–120
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 50–120
- Schedules at
- transtedar.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +60 89-784 494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam to Lahad Datu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 75–90
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
Ferry from Pulau Banggi to Kudat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 20–50
- Website
- galaxyferry.com
Car ferry from Menumbok to Labuan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 3–5
- Schedules at
- galaxyferry.com
- Malaysian
- RM 3
- Foreigner
- RM 5
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